Weather Hampers Marking of 100 ft. “Buffer Zone”
Oct. 6, 2006
Faced with providing proper safety for the people of Caledonia it appears the OPP are only able to do their job if the weather is good. Does anyone truly believe that if a non-native person had been in the 100ft no go zone that the OPP would just sit back and claim there is nothing they can do because the weather has been bad.

I hope none of these officers ever get a job at Canada Post because we won't get mail for 6 months out of the year.

Does the OPP really think we are that stupid to believe this press release? The following will be next week's reasons for not enforcing the 100ft zone:

10) Mars is too close to earth this decade.

9) The continuous falling of leaves have caused us to delay the 100ft zone until winter.

8) The officer who was to mark the zone is on vacation.

7) The officer who was to mark the zone was unable to walk due to sitting on his ass for too long.

6) A gopher stole the can of spray paint.

5) The gopher with the spray paint fell into the deer trap and we haven't seen him since.

4) The MELT Pink colour appears not to be acceptable by the Protesters.

3) We have informed officers to hold it until winter because we will them to mark the snow.

2) Our measuring tape is only in metric so we're waiting for US help.

1) We were just too damn scared.

                       FROM: Sgt. Dave Rektor                                                       RELEASE: 04OCT06

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Weather Hampers Marking of 100’ “Buffer Zone”

Caledonia, ON -  Once again weather has become an obstacle for all involved in establishing the 100’ buffer zone at the Douglas Creek Estates.

Early last week, through negotiations, occupants on Douglas Creek Estates, Government Officials and the Six Nations Confederacy agreed to the erection and establishment of a 100’ “buffer zone” that would run parallel to Argyle and Thistlmore Streets on the Douglas Creek Estates.  The “buffer zone” would be patrolled by members of the O.P.P. to continue to provide security to all persons involved.

The erection of the “buffer zone” is seen as a positive step forward by all involved in this dispute however all efforts to do so have been hampered by the rain.  The area in question remains rain soaked and extremely difficult to traverse.  This weekend’s report of favourable weather is promising for the marking of the “buffer zone”. 

Earlier this week flyers have been handed out to some area residents as part of an earlier plan to notify them of the existence of the “buffer zone”.  The distribution of the flyers caught some residents off guard as the “buffer zone” has yet to be marked and regularly patrolled by OPP officers.

Police are encouraging everyone to remain patient and assure everyone involved that plans to erect the 100’ “Buffer Zone” are still in place and will come to fruition as soon as the weather permits.